Globalization wields powerful influence over societies and cultures. Business travelers and tourists both observe and distribute new ideas. New ideas, interactions, foods and products are tried, then embraced or discarded. With the internet or satellite television, films, publications, photographs, news reports and cartoons can travel instantly, entertaining or angering audiences around the globe. With social media like Facebook or Twitter, individuals offer news and own instant pronouncements on trends. Whether slowly through immigration or immediately online, these connections bring about some convergence of norms on fashion to human rights while also provoking challenges from traditionalists. A global society has emerged, and it’s tightly linked.

World's Schools Teach US A Lesson

Job training for a global economy starts at a young age
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo
December 24, 2007

Let's Face the New “Core Facts”

English-language Al Jazeera should be available in every US home
Roger Cohen
November 15, 2007

China Takes Tough Line on Olympic Protests

China will open its doors to the world, but plans to enforce house rules
Jonathan Watts
November 2, 2007

The Battle of Beijing

The 2008 Olympics may feature more competition off field than on
Moisés Naím
November 26, 2007

Parents, Shopping for Discipline, Turn to Tough Schools Abroad

As enforcement of students’ rights become more stringent in the United States, disciplinary schools move out of the country.
Tim Weiner
May 9, 2003